Channel shift can help councils deal with new pressures caused by welfare reform including the bedroom tax, according to Kurt Goldman....
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Weekly tenders update
The Crown Commercial Service has launched a tender for a framework worth up to £200 million for council HR and finance services. View this and all of this week’s council […]...
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ICO slams Wolverhampton over data security
Wolverhampton City Council has been ordered to provide better data protection training for staff, following a series of failures....
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Top council websites ‘get half of visits from mobile’
Some councils are now receiving half of visits to their websites from mobile devices, according to new research....
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Suppliers’ lock-in business models ‘doomed’
Current legal, contractual and procurement processes in public sector ICT are not fit for purpose, and large suppliers’ business models are outdated, according to a new report....
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Bidding opens for £240m health data sharing pot
Councils must show a business plan outlining a return of 1.5 to one to be eligible for funds from a new £240m pot to encourage health data sharing....
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Open source – believe the hype
Paolo Vecchi takes issue with a recent report which claimed that open source solutions are failing to catch on with local authorities....
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4 Minutes
Cloud: the answer to a more effective government
Mark Keepax says that councils have an opportunity to lead cloud innovation in the UK....
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Protecting the supply chain
Graeme Stewart says that councils can play a key role in protecting small and medium enterprises from ICT security threats....
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Reforming public sector procurement to open opportunities
The costs of UK public sector procurement processes are among the highest in Europe – Pedro Paulo asks whether new EU reforms will make life easier....
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